Through a Glass Brightly
Through a Glass Brightly

Author: Chris Entwistle

Publisher: Oxbow Books

Published: 2016-09-28

Total Pages: 462

ISBN-13: 1785702734

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The twenty-five papers in this volume cover diverse aspects of the material culture of the late Roman, Byzantine and Medieval periods, with particular emphasis on the metalwork and enamel of these times. Individual papers include major reinterpretations of objects in the British Museum's Byzantine collections as well as essays devoted to the Museum's recent acquisitions in this field. The volume celebrates the retirement of David Buckton, for over twenty years the curator of the British Museum's Early Christian and Byzantine collections and the National Icon Collection.

Studies in Byzantine and Medieval Western Art
Studies in Byzantine and Medieval Western Art

Author: John Beckwith

Publisher:

Published: 1989

Total Pages: 392

ISBN-13:

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This volume bring together John Beckwith's papers on medieval and Byzantine art. They focus on those subjects which the author made his own, Coptic and Byzantine "textiles, Western European and Constantinopolitan ivory carving, and Byzantine metalwork. A final section includes a number of studies on cultural diffusion, from Islam and Byzantium to Western Europe, in the early Middle Ages.

Cosmos and Community in Early Medieval Art
Cosmos and Community in Early Medieval Art

Author: Benjamin Anderson

Publisher: Yale University Press

Published: 2017-02-28

Total Pages: 213

ISBN-13: 0300219164

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In the rapidly changing world of the early Middle Ages, depictions of the cosmos represented a consistent point of reference across the three dominant states--the Frankish, Byzantine, and Islamic Empires. As these empires diverged from their Greco-Roman roots between 700 and 1000 A.D. and established distinctive medieval artistic traditions, cosmic imagery created a web of visual continuity, though local meanings of these images varied greatly. Benjamin Anderson uses thrones, tables, mantles, frescoes, and manuscripts to show how cosmological motifs informed relationships between individuals, especially the ruling elite, and communities, demonstrating how domestic and global politics informed the production and reception of these depictions. The first book to consider such imagery across the dramatically diverse cultures of Western Europe, Byzantium, and the Islamic Middle East, Cosmos and Community in Early Medieval Art illuminates the distinctions between the cosmological art of these three cultural spheres, and reasserts the centrality of astronomical imagery to the study of art history.

ArtCurious
ArtCurious

Author: Jennifer Dasal

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2020-09-15

Total Pages: 289

ISBN-13: 0143134590

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A wildly entertaining and surprisingly educational dive into art history as you've never seen it before, from the host of the beloved ArtCurious podcast We're all familiar with the works of Claude Monet, thanks in no small part to the ubiquitous reproductions of his water lilies on umbrellas, handbags, scarves, and dorm-room posters. But did you also know that Monet and his cohort were trailblazing rebels whose works were originally deemed unbelievably ugly and vulgar? And while you probably know the tale of Vincent van Gogh's suicide, you may not be aware that there's pretty compelling evidence that the artist didn't die by his own hand but was accidentally killed--or even murdered. Or how about the fact that one of Andy Warhol's most enduring legacies involves Caroline Kennedy's moldy birthday cake and a collection of toenail clippings? ArtCurious is a colorful look at the world of art history, revealing some of the strangest, funniest, and most fascinating stories behind the world's great artists and masterpieces. Through these and other incredible, weird, and wonderful tales, ArtCurious presents an engaging look at why art history is, and continues to be, a riveting and relevant world to explore.

Early Medieval Art
Early Medieval Art

Author: Lawrence Nees

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 274

ISBN-13: 9780192842435

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Earliest Christian art - Saints and holy places - Holy images - Artistic production for the wealthy - Icons & iconography.

Byzantine Art
Byzantine Art

Author: Robin Cormack

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2018

Total Pages: 264

ISBN-13: 0198778791

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A beautifully illustrated, new edition of the best single-volume guide to Byzantine art, providing an introduction to the whole period and range of styles.